This 1 hour CPD webinar forms part of the 2022 SIFS Essentials Programme and is presented by Paul Groden. It is aimed at new joiners to the finance sector and provides an introductory overview of key financial and investment concepts. No prior knowledge of the industry is required.
Content
The investment world: equities, bonds, and real estate
A brief guide to the international finance industry
Basic accounting concepts and why they matter
Demystifying jargon: from non-farm payrolls to the yield curve
The power of visualisation – how charts can reveal and conceal data
Learning Outcomes
Having attended this webinar, delegates will:
Learn fundamental financial, investment and accounting concepts
Increase their ability to decode finance industry jargon
Discover the essentials of the international financial services sector, its key participants and asset classes
Speaker
Paul Darroch Groden: Expert trainer, Finance, business strategy & soft skills at the School of International Financial Services
Paul is a freelance tutor specialising in finance, business strategy, and soft skills. He has worked for over twenty years in leading global firms, primarily in securitisation, structured products and change management.
Paul gained a first-class degree in Modern History from Oxford University, where he was a Centenary Scholar at St Hugh's College. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Business Studies with Distinction from the London School of Economics.
He is winner of the Shell Economist Writing Prize and is the author of two published books. Paul is a Fellow of CIMA and a Chartered Fellow of CISI. He is the current President of CISI Jersey branch.
